Many thanks to David Tozer for being at Newcourt to view some of the first services on the first day of operation. The first service being the 05.57 to Exmouth and the next to call being the 06.30 return working.

Looking extremely smart Newcourt welcomed its first passengers this morning. 4th June 2015 Copyright David Tozer

143603 rolls in from Exeter at 09.36 on 4th June 2015 . FGW staff and at least one passenger can we seen. Copyright David Tozer.

It's now 09.45 as a service for Exeter and Paignton formed by 143611 stops, the lady guard poses for posterity as a young family stands on the platform. The train describes this as platform 1 - will there ever be more one wonders? Copyright David Tozer.